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Waltari's "Evangelicum" - the ultimate crossover

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:32 pm
by Das Schuetzenfest
This deserves its own thread; finally found on Youtube!

Probably the best extreme metal/classic crossover composition ever:

Waltari's "Evangelicum"

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=H4u4mXU-n9M[/youtube]

Check it out, all of it. I especially like part 6/11.

(http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=Jeobr&p=r)

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:26 am
by Das Schuetzenfest
Thanks for the overwhelming response! :P
I think it's a great piece of art, especially the more mellow sections in the later parts.

777th post btw!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:35 am
by Torniojaws
Kinda follows their work on Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!... which is awesome :)

It's a shame their current work is so watered down and boring. Space Avenue was such a masterpiece it's hard for them to top it. But they could try :) Even something of Big Bang quality would make me a happy camper.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:32 am
by Das Schuetzenfest
Ah! A sign of life! :P

Torniojaws wrote:Kinda follows their work on Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!... which is awesome :)

Yeah! Yeah! It is. I briefly talked to Kärtsy on one of Waltari's last tours in Germany, they would like to record Evangelicum properly if they'd have the budget for this project.
It's a shame their current work is so watered down and boring. Space Avenue was such a masterpiece it's hard for them to top it. But they could try :) Even something of Big Bang quality would make me a happy camper.

Really? Space Avenue was a bit too odd for me, especially production-wise. I prefer Waltari's everything-in-a-blender albums like Torcha!, So Fine!, Big Bang and... Blood Sample. I really like the latter album, songs like "Helsinki" and "Pigeons" rule and the album as a whole is pretty close to Big Bang IMO.